- Several groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association, have sued the Trump administration over its plans to install the National Garden of American Heroes in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
- The proposed sculpture garden would feature 250 life-sized statues of famous Americans near the National Mall, including the Jefferson Memorial and the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
- The lawsuit alleges the plan is 'unlawful,' arguing that Congress designated the National Mall as a 'substantially completed work of civic art' and prohibited new 'commemorative works' in its 'great cross-axis,' which includes West Potomac Park.
- An Interior Department spokesperson criticized the lawsuit, stating it is 'beyond comprehension why anyone would sue over an exhibition that celebrates American greatness,' suggesting opponents 'hate America' or suffer from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
- Trump stated the sculpture garden is part of America's 250th-anniversary celebrations, aiming to transform West Potomac Park into a 'World Class Masterpiece' and one of his 'great projects.’
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Newest lawsuit seeks to put an end to Trump’s planned sculpture garden for American heroes
